Question

Which facts would help you determine whether the opinions of the peasant assemblies in Samara and Voronezh were typical or atypical for Russians at the time? Peasant bodies were growing increasingly impatient with the provisional government’s inaction with regard to land reform. Peasant assemblies across Russia had begun to take control of land in their area, preventing landowners from selling their crops. All inhabitants of a village were allowed to attend peasant assemblies, including women, schoolteachers, and priests. Agricultural wages across Russia were rising in 1918; despite this fact, agricultural production was declining.

Answer 1

B.    Peasant assemblies across Russia had begun to take control of land in their area, preventing landowners from selling their crops.

Answer 2

Peasant assemblies across Russia had begun to take control of land in their area, preventing landowners from selling their crops.